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Lamoni, Iowa Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lamoni weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lamoni, IA
Wednesday, June 17 at 3:27 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
75%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Lamoni, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLamoni, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 61°H 84°
Lamoni, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.46″
    84°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    75°60°-9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    78°56°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Rain
    45%
    0.28″
    78°61°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Heavy Showers
    75%
    2.3″
    68°56°-10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    31%
    71°52°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    74°56°+3°
Lamoni, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 65°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 27 @ 12:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 499SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Lamoni, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.5
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.5
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
-9.2
mb
24h
-9.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960971
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.7959.9959.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lamoni, IA
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Lamoni, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
29%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
114 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:27 UTC · Lamoni, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:27 UTC · Lamoni, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lamoni, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lamoni, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lamoni, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Lamoni, IA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
7% illuminated
Moonrise
8:14 AM
Moonset
10:56 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Lamoni, IA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lamoni at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Lamoni

  1. Wed84°62°34%
  2. Thu75°60°3%
  3. Fri78°56°2%
  4. Sat78°61°45%
  5. Sun68°56°75%
  6. Mon71°52°31%
  7. Tue74°56°7%
  8. Wed73°57°11%
  9. Thu82°64°23%
  10. Fri83°68°25%
  11. Sat77°64°21%
  12. Sun76°63°29%
  13. Mon72°60°40%
  14. Tue78°59°33%
  15. Wed83°64°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Lamoni

SPC has placed Lamoni in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Lamoni

  • 50140

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.